It was a close game, then the bats came alive. Behind the three hits and two triples from center fielder Manuel Margot, the Chihuahuas belted their way past the Oklahoma City Dodgers 10-4.
Southwest University Park played baseball for the last time this season, 7,071 in all, cheerfully watched the home team take a 2-0 lead in the PCL Championship Series.
The final score implies a blowout—a demonstration of robust powerful gap hitting—but it was far from a masterpiece in game two.
On the night, the Chihuahuas tallied five errors, all via the infield, for of which came in a disastrous fourth inning.